Heflin j thomas (5 Ergebnisse)

softcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. with envelope.

138p., staplebound pamphlet format, some uneven toning to covers, otherwise very good. Argues that there was a Catholic plot to plunge the US into war.

Zustand: Very good. First Edition. First edition; 9 1/2 x 6; pp. 2-32; self-wraps, newprint stock, printed in black; some age-toning and offsetting to upper margin (not affecting readability); very good condition.An anti-Catholicism and anti-Hearst speech, it was delivered by James Thomas Heflin, aka "Cotton Tom" (1869 - 1951) - Democratic Congressman and US Senator from Alabama. He was also, purportedly, a member of the KKK, a vehement anti-Catholic proponent, and was credited with coining the term Yellow Dog Democrat. William Randolph Hearst (1863 - 1951) - politician, businessman, and newspaper magnate - and his sensatonalistic yellow journalism were said to have greatly-influenced the nation's media by focusing on human interest stories. One example of the effects of said journalism was evident during the Cuban revolt against Spain and the consequential Spanish-American War. Favoring American involvment, Hearst played up sympathy for the Cubans and loathing for the Spanish in his journals. His hope was realized with President McKinley's declaration of war against Spain in 1898. Some years later, in 1927, another accidental effect of Hearst's continued actions emerged, when his newspapers published unchecked, forged documents, which alleged that various US senators had been bribed with more than a million dollars to support a Central-American plot to start a war with the US. One of the accused senators was Hon. J. Thomas Heflin. OCLC lists 2 copies at institutions; none in the trade at time of cataloging. …

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Zustand: Good. Broadside. 27 x 20 cm. Browned. Hole in bottom left corner with loss of several letters. Heflin, an anti-Black, anti-Catholic, Southern Senator, refused to support Al Smith, a Catholic, in the 1928 Presidential Election. He traveled the country speaking against the Catholic Church and Al Smith and supporting the election of Herbert Hoover, the Republican candidate. This June 17 rally was part of his anti-Smith tour. The tour was widelt believed to have been at least partly funded by the KKK. Hoover won in a landslide with 444 electoral votes and 58.1% of the popular vote. Signed.…